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package net.wimpi.modbus.procimg;

/**
 * Interface defining a register.
 * <p>
 * A register is read-write from slave and master or device side.<br>
 * Therefor implementations have to be carefully designed for concurrency.
 * 
 * @author Dieter Wimberger
 * @version @version@ (@date@)
 */
public interface Register extends InputRegister {

	/**
	 * Sets the content of this <tt>Register</tt> from the given unsigned 16-bit
	 * value (unsigned short).
	 * 
	 * @param v
	 *            the value as unsigned short (<tt>int</tt>).
	 */
	public void setValue(int v);

	/**
	 * Sets the content of this register from the given signed 16-bit value
	 * (short).
	 * 
	 * @param s
	 *            the value as <tt>short</tt>.
	 */
	public void setValue(short s);

	/**
	 * Sets the content of this register from the given raw bytes.
	 * 
	 * @param bytes
	 *            the raw data as <tt>byte[]</tt>.
	 */
	public void setValue(byte[] bytes);

}// interface Register
